How is Maintenance of Effort (MOE) impacted? If a district adds a program for two years and has no funds to continue the program at the end of the two years, will there be an issue with MOE?
The funding provided through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act is temporary. While compliance with certain requirements is needed to ensure receipt of the temporary, two-year grants through the economic stimulus, these specific requirements will expire at the end of the stimulus. If a school district or state cannot sustain certain levels for programs after the economic stimulus expires, it is not required to do so. For example, the MoE requirements for Title I and IDEA for the 2011-2012 school year would reflect the initial requirements outlined in NCLB, provided there are no changes between now and the end of the economic stimulus. One element districts are encouraged to incorporate into their planning for the use of stimulus funds is how a one-time investment(s) can be used to build long-term capacity for district priorities (e.g. data systems, classroom instruction materials / technology that can be effectively used for a number of years, professional development for teacher
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